Royal Caribbean

More than 300 passengers and crew have fallen ill on Royal Caribbean’s “Explorer of the Seas”. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control said health officials will board the ship Sunday while it’s docked in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

For the second time this year, a fire at sea has aborted a cruise ship’s voyage. This time, aboard Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas and the ship’s 2,200 passengers were expected back in Baltimore on Tuesday after being flown on charter flights from the Bahamas.

The cruise industry has had to overcome several tough obstacles through the last year or so. From the capsizing of the ship in Italy, to the cripple Carnival Triumph, and ships continually plagued with the norovirus.